con|cur|rence /kənkʌ rəns, [AM ] -kɜː r-/ (concurrences )
1 N‑VAR [oft with poss] Someone's concurrence is their agreement to something. [FORMAL ] □ [+ of ] Any change ought not to be made without the general concurrence of all concerned.
2 N‑VAR If there is a concurrence of two or more things, they happen at the same time. □ [+ of ] The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental.
con|cur|rent /kənkʌ rənt, [AM ] -kɜː r-/ ADJ [usu ADJ n, oft v-link ADJ with n, v-link ADJ ] Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time. □ Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions. □ Concurrent with her acting career, Bron has managed to write two books of her own. ● con|cur|rent|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ His sentence is to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving.
con|cussed /kənkʌ st/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If someone is concussed , they lose consciousness or feel sick or confused because they have been hit hard on the head. □ My left arm is badly bruised and I was slightly concussed.
con|cus|sion /kənkʌ ʃ ə n/ (concussions ) N‑VAR If you suffer concussion after a blow to your head, you lose consciousness or feel sick or confused. □ Nicky was rushed to hospital with concussion. □ She fell off a horse and suffered a concussion.
con|demn ◆◇◇ /kənde m/ (condemns , condemning , condemned )
1 VERB If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable. □ [V n] Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence. □ [V n + for ] Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application. □ [V n + as ] …a document that condemns sexism as a moral and social evil. [Also V pron-refl]
2 VERB [usu passive] If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment. □ [be V -ed + to ] He was condemned to life imprisonment. □ [V -ed] …appeals by prisoners condemned to death.
3 VERB If circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way. □ [V n + to ] Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work. [Also V n to-inf]
4 VERB If authorities condemn a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired. □ [V n] …proceedings to condemn buildings in the area.
5 → see also condemned
con|dem|na|tion /kɒ ndemne I ʃ ə n/ (condemnations ) N‑VAR Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable. □ [+ of ] There was widespread condemnation of Saturday's killings. □ [+ from ] The raids have drawn a strong condemnation from the United Nations Security Council.
con|dem|na|tory /kɒ ndemne I təri, [AM ] kənde mnətɔːri/ ADJ Condemnatory means expressing strong disapproval. [FORMAL ] □ He was justified in some of his condemnatory outbursts.
con|demned /kənde md/
1 ADJ A condemned man or woman is going to be executed. □ …prison officers who had sat with the condemned man during his last days.
2 ADJ A condemned building is in such a bad condition that it is not safe to live in, and so its owners are officially ordered to pull it down or repair it. □ They took over a condemned 1960s tower block last year for one night.
con|de mned cell (condemned cells ) N‑COUNT A condemned cell is a prison cell for someone who is going to be executed. [BRIT ]
con|den|sa|tion /kɒ ndense I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Condensation consists of small drops of water which form when warm water vapour or steam touches a cold surface such as a window. □ He used his sleeve to wipe the condensation off the glass.
con|dense /kənde ns/ (condenses , condensing , condensed )
1 VERB If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. □ [V n + into ] We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences. [Also V n]
2 VERB When a gas or vapour condenses , or is condensed , it changes into a liquid. □ [V ] Water vapour condenses to form clouds. □ [V + into/out of ] The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. [Also V n]
con|densed /kənde nst/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A condensed book, explanation, or piece of information has been made shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. □ The Council was merely given a condensed version of what had already been disclosed in Washington.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Condensed liquids have been made thicker by removing some of the water in them. □ …condensed mushroom soup.
con|de nsed mi lk N‑UNCOUNT Condensed milk is very thick sweetened milk that is sold in cans.
con|den|ser /kənde nsə r / (condensers )
1 N‑COUNT A condenser is a device that cools gases into liquids.